Do Chronic Pain Patients Have A Difficult Time Explaining How They Feel?

Do you struggle to describe your pain symptoms to doctors? An article in the Discover Magazine states that doctors are having problems with patients who are unable to report how much pain they are in. Especially: "if they are unable to speak, exaggerating or downplaying their condition, or just plain unsure how to rate their [...]

Why The Traditional Approach To Treating Chronic Pain Is Flawed

In an article written in the Huffington Post  Dr. Peter Abaci, M.D., talks about why chronic pain treatment in our society is flawed. Dr. Abaci had my attention from the start, when he said "First of all, chronic pain is big business. Odds are that if you are in pain, then you are probably helping [...]

Salvaging Your Career From The Effects Of Chronic Pain

No matter what your job description – chasing after children, swinging a golf club or sitting at a computer, you need a well functioning body. What happens when your body decides not to co-operate and how do you fix it? Chronic pain can limit or destroy your career Jan, a mother, has difficulty caring for [...]

TIME Magazine Takes A Look AT Why 70 Million Americans Are Suffering From Chronic Pain

The host of American Morning, a show on CNN News, spoke with the Science Editor of TIME Magazine about TIME'S in-depth look at chronic pain, a condition that affects more than 70 million Americans. Jeffrey Kluger, Science Editor of TIME, talks about the many variations of pain (throb, jab, dull ache, etc) and states that [...]

What Would You Do, Doctor, If You Had Chronic Pain?

There is an interesting post in Natural News.com – Doctors Don't Tell Patients The Truth About The Treatments They'd Use Themselves. This article states that many doctors make treatment recommendations to their patients, that they would not use on themselves (given they had the same physical problem as the patient).  And that, instead, the doctor [...]

As You Heal From Chronic Pain, So Will Your Loved Ones

I recently received a letter from a patient I'll call Mrs. B, who came to me after being told she would need multiple surgeries to address her chronic back and hip pain. This woman had been told that even after multiple painful–and expensive–surgeries, she would likely be disabled for life. She has given me permission [...]

Why Chronic Pain Sufferers Are At High Risk For Prescription Drug Addiction

What do you do when your muscles and joints hurt and everything you've tried hasn't gotten rid of the pain? Most people go to their family doctor, a person whom they trust to give them sound advice. But, what happens if the doctor, after having examined you and run multiple tests, is unable to determine [...]

Are Your Shoes Contributing To Your Chronic Pain?

The metal shoes pictured here were used to punish people during the middle ages. The miscreant was placed in a yoke or the stocks, which secured their head and hands, and the metal shoes were placed on their feet.  The idea was that they'd stand on their toes as long as they could, but eventually [...]

A Reader Says “I Saw A TV AD For WalkFit Orthotics”

"I recently had an inquiry from a woman asking me if it would be safe for her to try out an orthotic she'd seen on television: "I saw a TV ad for WalkFit Orthotics that sounds like it would do the trick for my terrible back and knee pain. Since it's only $19, I'd like [...]

Is Your Doctor Blaming You Because Your Pain Therapy Isn’t Working?

The following email was sent to me by one of my patients. With her permission, I am passing this on to you. "This afternoon, I was thinking about how many therapies I have tried, at great expense and to no effect. Each time, the doctor or therapist blamed me, one way or another, for the [...]

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